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Geography of Skills and Global Inequality
Burzyński, Michał - 2018
for global inequality. We develop and parameterize a two-sector, two-class, world economy model that endogenizes education … in the world distribution of skills, slow-growing urbanization in developing countries and a rebound in income inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012910758
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The Global Inequality Boomerang
Kanbur, Ravi; Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo; Sumner, Andy - 2022
In this paper we argue that the decline in global inequality over the last decades has spurred a 'sunshine' narrative of falling global inequality that has been rather oversold, in the sense, we argue, it is likely to be temporary. We argue the decline in global inequality will reverse due to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014083786
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Demography of Global Aging
Bloom, David E. - 2016
Individuals aged 65 years and older currently make up a larger share of the population than ever before, and this group is predicted to continue growing both in absolute terms and relative to the rest of the population. This chapter begins by introducing the facts, figures, and forecasts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012983909
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Us Presidential Party Switches are Mirrored in Global Maternal Mortality
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clarke, Damian; Mühlrad, Hanna; … - 2022
fifth of the average worldwide decline in maternal mortality achieved since 1990 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014083995
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COVID-19 Severity : A New Approach to Quantifying Global Cases and Deaths
Millimet, Daniel; Parmeter, Christopher - 2021
Accurate counts of cases and deaths are critical for devising an optimal pandemic response. Yet, as the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed, so too has the recognition that cases and deaths have been underreported, perhaps vastly so. Here, we present an econometric strategy to estimate the true...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013246031
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Going Beyond GDP with a Parsimonious Indicator : Inequality-Adjusted Healthy Lifetime Income
Bloom, David E. - 2020
Per capita GDP has limited use as a well-being indicator because it does not capture many dimensions that imply a "good life," such as health and equality of opportunity. However, per capita GDP has the virtues of easy interpretation and can be calculated with manageable data requirements....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012840894
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Mortality Inequality : The Good News from a County-Level Approach
Currie, Janet - 2016
at age 40 to 50. However, we show that among infants, children, and young adults, mortality has been falling more quickly … in poorer areas with the result that inequality in mortality has fallen substantially over time. This is an important … that today's children are likely to face considerably less inequality in mortality as they age than current adults.We also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012992749
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Parental Influences on Health and Longevity : Lessons from a Large Sample of Adoptees
Lindahl, Mikael - 2016
mortality using data on about 21,000 adoptees born between 1940 and 1967. The data include detailed information on both …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013000056
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Pre- and Post-Birth Components of Intergenerational Persistence in Health and Longevity : Lessons from a Large Sample of Adoptees
Björkegren, Evelina - 2019
health outcomes in the second generation: mortality, measures based on data on hospitalization and, finally, measures using … birth outcomes for the third generation. The results show that all of the persistence in mortality is transmitted solely via …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012867143
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Poverty and Survival
Bhalotra, Sonia R. - 2010
A recent literature highlights the uncertainty concerning whether economic growth has any causal protective effect on health and survival. But equal rates of growth often deliver unequal rates of poverty reduction and absolute deprivation is more clearly relevant. Using state-level panel data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013135179